Jason Isaacs, who portrayed Lucius Malfoy within the authentic Harry Potter movies, responded to HBO’s casting of Johnny Flynn within the function for its upcoming TV reboot. Sharing his ideas on social media, Isaacs praised Flynn and provided playful recommendation as the brand new sequence continues to take form. Flynn, identified for Emma and Stardust, joins the solid alongside Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy, Bel Powley and Daniel Rigby because the Dursleys, and Katherine Parkinson as Molly Weasley.
Jason Isaacs thinks Johnny Flynn is ‘good’ for Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter sequence
Jason Isaacs shared a video on Instagram reacting to the information of Johnny Flynn’s casting within the new Harry Potter TV reboot. He known as Flynn “a superb actor” and “a monstrously gifted renaissance man.”
He mentioned, “I simply heard that the good Johnny Flynn will probably be taking part in Mr. Malfoy within the new HBO TV sequence, which is sensational information for Harry Potter followers.” Isaacs additionally praised Flynn as “a very beautiful man” and expressed pleasure to see what he brings to the function.
He adopted up the video with a light-hearted publish on X (previously Twitter), saying, “A incredible actor, a stunning man and, irritatingly, a quite good musician too. Couldn’t have handed the snake-topped baton on to anybody higher. Simply please don’t make him sing…”
Isaacs and Flynn beforehand labored collectively on the 2021 movie Operation Mincemeat. Flynn’s casting marks a major replace for the reboot, which has begun asserting its ensemble forward of filming.
Isaacs additionally shared on Instagram, humorously writing, “Thrilled to be passing the keys to Malfoy Manor to @johnnyflynnmusic… Simply have some respect on your elders and go away my hair merchandise within the drawers please.”
The sequence, set to stream on HBO, will probably be showrun by Francesca Gardiner and directed by Mark Mylod. Further casting particulars proceed to emerge as manufacturing gears up for the most recent adaptation of J.Okay. Rowling’s Wizarding World.
Initially reported by Anubhav Chaudhry on SuperHeroHype.